Lucius Craig, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Terrytown, LA
Lucius Craig, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Terrytown, Louisiana, and NPI 1457309098, issued on May 5, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana MD 024907, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lucius Craig
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- MD 024907 LA
28692 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2600 Belle Chasse Hwy, Terrytown, LA 70056
- Phone
- (504) 391-7670
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 17, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (504) 378-9437
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061030000414); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2600 Belle Chasse Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Cassandra Brandon, MDFamily Medicine Physician1508058017
- Fred Chiu, M.D.Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician1558557272
- Neil Duplantier, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1588983571
- Lacey Godbold, DPTPhysical Therapist1780972281
Verify Lucius Craig in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD 024907Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
349 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 74 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam110 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium64 claims
- Tramadol Hcl37 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen24 claims
- Celecoxib16 claims
- Ibuprofen16 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $56.11
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kerecis Limited. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Musc Community PhysiciansOrangeburg, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lucius Craig among 336 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Louisiana
Lucius Craig, M.D. is one of 336 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2001 among the 213 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Terrytown
They are 7 of the 295 NPPES records with a practice address in Terrytown, and 336 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Louisiana.
All 336 in Louisiana → Every provider in Terrytown → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Neil Duplantier, M.D.Terrytown, LA 700561588983571
- Scott Habetz, M.D.Terrytown, LA 700561780629287
- Candice Lampkin, LPN, CCSTTerrytown, LA 700561437391547
- Lindsey Liuzza, MDGretna, LA 700561649545922
- Kearny Robert, M.D.Terrytown, LA 700561730117169
- Robert Shackleton, M.D.Terrytown, LA 700561689601254
- James Todd, M.D.Terrytown, LA 700561558306050
- Vinod Dasa, M.D.Kenner, LA 700651215139431
Common questions
What is Lucius Craig, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lucius Craig, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457309098, issued on May 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lucius Craig, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2600 Belle Chasse Hwy, Terrytown, LA, 70056. Phone: (504) 391-7670. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lucius Craig, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD 024907, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lucius Craig, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lucius Craig, M.D. had 349 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.